In a heavy snowfall, the sixth year of Jiayou passed, and Bianjing ushered in the seventh year of Jiayou.
This is the 41st year of the current official reign. Although the official has been in poor health recently, he still received court in the Daqing Hall on the first day of the lunar month.
Although Zhang Yue said he was getting married according to the decree and had not yet gone to Chongwen Pavilion to report it, as a court official he still had to go to congratulate the emperor on the first day.
However, he was not yet a court counselor, so he could not see Tianyan yet, he just stood far outside the palace.
Although the Dali Temple Prime Minister who was dismissed because of the third grade in the system department was a rare grace for a first-time official, as an official, it was still too low.
When Zhang Yue was surrounded by officials in green robes and green robes, he realized that he was still at the bottom of the pyramid of civil servants.
As for Zhang Dun, Zhang Yue also saw him in the court meeting. He was still standing further than himself. He was an official who came to Beijing to report on his duties.
However, not all official officials in the official family would meet with him when he returned to Beijing to report on his duties. The emperor would also meet him when he returned to Beijing to report on his duties. Those of Zhang Dun's level could just be led outside the pavilion to thank him.
As for the further distance, there are Zhuzhou Jieyuan, wearing military uniforms and standing in class.
At this time, the court meeting began. First, tribute envoys from various states presented gifts.
Afterwards, envoys from various countries paid their congratulations. The leader of the envoys was the envoy from the Liao Kingdom. The ambassador of the Liao Kingdom had a golden crown on his head. The back eaves of the golden crown were pointed and long, like a big lotus leaf. He was wearing a narrow purple robe. The deputy envoy was wrapped in a gold belt and wore Hanfu.
However, I saw the Liao ambassador with his head raised high, looking arrogant and domineering, as if he was not here to pay homage to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, but to visit the palace.
Zhang Yue truly felt that the momentum of the diplomatic envoys truly reflected the strength of the two countries.
After the Liao ambassador, there were the ambassadors of Goryeo, Uighur, Khotan and other countries, and then the Xixia ambassador.
The Xixia ambassador seemed a little dissatisfied, and he seemed to be cursing. Zhang Yue understood that the Xixia Kingdom had not been established very recently, and it was impossible to be too high in the court. However, the Xixia Kingdom regarded itself as a powerful country that had defeated Song and Liao successively, so he was dissatisfied with the situation of Korea and other countries. after.
The other party was very dissatisfied with being ranked last, so he deliberately caused some trouble when he came on stage. The Song Dynasty officials on duty couldn't help but glare at the envoy. New Year's Day
Afterwards, the ambassador entered the palace to salute. This scene was not seen by Zhang Yue, who was standing outside the palace.
After the court meeting has dispersed, it is time to give gifts during the New Year.
The prime minister, the prince, and the privy envoy gave him five sheep, two bushels of rice, five bushels of noodles, and two measures of rice wine.
Zhang Yue also had to give a sheep, five measures of rice, two stones of flour, and a bottle of rice wine.
It has to be said that the official family is still very generous to officials. Although the national treasury revenue is insufficient, the annual rewards for officials are not too short.
Zhang Yue did not work a day, and he received a monthly salary of 14,000 yuan last year. At the end of the year, he also received ten bolts of silk and thirty taels of cotton.
Salary income is all here.
Is the monthly salary of 14,000 yuan high?
Not too high, not too low.
Sima Guang once said that a family of ten could earn a hundred dan per year, which was enough for food; and a monthly rent of fifteen guan would be enough for daily needs.
Zhang Yue's salary is enough to support a family of ten, but it may not be enough to support his wife.
Zhang Yue's salary was determined by the Yijia Youlu Order. During the Yuanfeng period, it was divided into salary money and position money. The money received by each official increased by almost three times, and there was also a lot of fragmentary income.
Therefore, the salary of officials in the Song Dynasty was high, probably after Yuanfeng, but now this salary can only be regarded as a living standard.
Fortunately, at the end of the year, the officials in the capital still have the Emperor's New Year's Day reward to supplement it, so this sheep and rice noodles can be regarded as the year-end bonus.
After the court meeting, Zhang Yue chatted with several officials he knew well. In his current capacity, officials came to get to know him wherever he went.
Zhang Yue is also happy to make friends. Maybe everyone will be useful in the future.
Soon Zhang Yue saw Han Jiang and another official walking down the steps. Zhang Yue said "Sir, stay with me" to the official beside him, and immediately came forward to pay his respects.
Han Jiang looked at Zhang Yue and said with a smile on his face: "Du Zhi, I will introduce you to him. This is his brother-in-law."
Zhang Yue saluted seriously.
The other party smiled and said: "You're welcome, Mr. Zhuangyuan, just call me Han Wu."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, it turned out to be Han Wei, he must befriend this person, he will be of great use in the future.
Zhang Yue said: "I have admired the name Han Wuzhang for a long time, and the more I admire him, the more I admire him."
Han Wei smiled and said: "You're welcome, Zunyue and I have been close friends for many years. I heard your brother mentioned that you helped him solve a personal problem, so you repeatedly praised your excellence in front of me. It seems that it is really good." Talent is rare.”
Zhang Yue was stunned.
Han Wei and Han Jiang looked at each other, both stroking their beards and smiling.
It turns out that when Han Jiang learned about Qingzhou, because the Tibetan generals were plundering the place and intending to rebel, he went to Beijing to present the matter to the emperor.
Han Jiang originally thought he was going to be reprimanded, but when he met the emperor, he told the emperor the countermeasures Zhang Yue taught him.
When the emperor heard about it, Long Yan was very happy. Not only did he not blame him, he also praised him for his ability to adapt to changes and his skill in dealing with things.
The emperor immediately asked local officials to reward the Tibetan general with the official position of his deceased father, and to confer a title on his son. He then sent an envoy to summon him. At the same time, he asked Han Jiang to stay in Beijing on standby until the matter was resolved before taking up his post.
Because of this incident, Han Jiang stayed in the capital.
Although the outcome is unknown, Han Jiang and Han Wei were certainly extremely happy to see Zhang Yue now.
Zhang Yue spoke to the two of them before leaving.
After Zhang Yue left, Han Jiang asked Han Wei: "How is Chong Qing's son-in-law?"
Han Wei slightly thought about it and said: "It's hard to judge for the first time, but judging from the way he dealt with the Qingzhou Fan generals, he is actually the best among the younger generations."
Han Jiang said: "Among the officials of my generation and myself, Jie Fu is the leader. Now I should recommend him among the younger generations. But we still need to see what happens in the future."
Han Wei said: "Why don't you look any further? Why did the rich husband not let his son become an official, but cultivated his son-in-law Feng Xueshi?"
"It's because my son is useless, so he might as well be Feng Xueshi, who is known as Sanyuan. It seems that Wu Chongqing also has this intention."
The two nodded.
After that day, news came from Qingzhou. After the Tibetan general heard about the reward, he was so ashamed and saw the Song army mobilizing troops, so he took the initiative to tie himself up and go to the city to plead guilty.
After hearing the news, the officials were very happy and immediately rewarded Han Jiang and asked him to leave Chengdu.
After hearing this, Han Jiang felt relieved and asked his son Master Han to come to Zhang Yue's home that night to express his gratitude.
Zhang Yue was happy to see that he had solved Han Jiang's problem with just a few words. Especially the attitude of Grandmaster Han personally coming to the door made Zhang Yue feel that his help was in vain.
I will save this favor for later use.
After the first day of the year, it’s the Shangyuan Festival.
On the Lantern Festival last year, Sima Guang and Yang Tianshangshu asked not to go to watch the lanterns on the Lantern Festival this year because they were hit by floods last year.
But the officials refused. This was to enjoy it with the people, not for me alone.
Therefore, people in Shangyuan still watch lanterns in this year, and people in the capital travel as before.
Zhang Shi and Zhang Yue were also very busy, busy shopping for wedding items.
Zhang Yuezhangshi's Zhangqiu family has been going in and out of various shops in Bianjing City these days.
The next month, when Wu Chong returned to Beijing to report on his duties, it was the time of Zhang Yue's wedding to Qi Niang.
